Thomas' Second 498th Story

498.     Once upon a time, there was a cat named Chloe.  Chloe Cat was very pretty.  Chloe Cat was not small.  Chloe Cat wanted to fit under the bed.  Where Molly Kitten was.  But Chloe couldn’t fit.  She wasn’t small like Molly.   Poor, pretty Chloe.

The End.

Thomas' Second 497th Story

497.     Once upon a time, there was a kitten named Molly.  Molly Kitten smelled something.  She smelled like blueberries.  She smelled like blueberry pies.  I like blueberry pies.  I need a blueberry pie.  For breakfast.

The End.

Thomas' Second 496th Story

496.     Once upon a time, there was a Thomas named Thomas.  And there was a rabbit named Hop-Hop.  Thomas and Hop-Hop built a plane.  The plane had wings, and propeller and a tail.  And the plane could fly, over the bed and past bedtime.

The End. 

Thomas' Second 495th Story

495.     Once upon a time, there was a Thomas named Thomas.  He was eating chocolate letters.  So he could burp chocolate words.

The End. 

Book 302

Splat the Cat Sings Flat, character created by Rob Scotton, text by Chris Stathearn, illustrated by Robert Eberz, HarperCollins, 2011.  Preschool and Early Elementary.

We own quite a few Splat the Cat books at our house because, quite frankly, he's adorable. 

The story for this book is simple, although some of the words are a bit complex, like the name "Seymour".  That really isn't a problem in our house.  My son reads the words that he can, and I help him with the rest.  In fact, I like books that challenge young readers and listeners and expand their vocabularies.

The real reason we buy Splat the Cat books, though, is for the artwork.  Splat is impossibly adorable and I often find myself wanting to ruffle that fuzzy fur.

Thomas' Second 494th Story

494.     Once upon a time, there was a Thomas named Thomas.  He had a Hop-Hop on his head.  Like an Easter hat.  Because Hop-Hop was an Easter Bunny. 

Thomas called the sheriff. 

“Hold on,” said Thomas.  “The sheriff isn’t ON the phone.  The sheriff is IN the phone.

“Hello?  Hello?” said Thomas to the sheriff in the phone.  “There is a rabbit on my head.  Is there a rabbit on your head?”

The End.